Problema Solution

On a special day, tickets for a minor league baseball game caost $5 for adults and $1 for students. The attendence that day was 1281 and $3425 was collected. Find the number of each type of ticket sold.

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let adult ticket sold = x

student ticket sold = 1281-x

total money = 5*x + 1*(1281-x)

  = 4x + 1281

total money = 3425

=> 4x + 1281 = 3425

=> 4x = 2144

=>x = 536

adult ticket sold = 536

student ticket sold = 745